Picture of Penance under the Waterfall at Mount Nachi, 1859, 10th lunar month (C), 1860, 6th lunar month (L, R), Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Author: Nozaki Bunz?; Publisher: Kakumotoya Kinjir?, Japanese, 1839 - 1892, 14 7/8 ¡Ñ 10 1/8 in. (37.78 ¡Ñ 25.72 cm) (image, sheet, vertical oban triptych; each sheet), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, According to legend, after the young samurai End? Morito (1139¡V1203) mistakenly killed the object of his love, Kesa-gozen, he became a monk and took the name Mongaku. As a penance for his crime, he decided to stand for 21 days under the icy waterfall at Mount Nachi which, with an uninterrupted drop of over 400 feet, is the tallest in Japan. There he continuously recited incantations to the deity Fud? My?-?. After seven days he lost consciousness but was rescued by the deity¡¦s child attendants, who helped him so he could complete his harsh task.